FOUNDATION FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES
Investing in the future of San Mateo County Libraries
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Foundation for San Mateo County Libraries believes that everyone, at every age, should be able to enjoy a high quality equitable experience at the libraries. The libraries host programs to support every stage of life and the newest equipment to feed the next generation of leaders in the community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
San Mateo County Libraries Youth and Family Services
Youth and Family Services include family workshops, summer learning challenge, winter learning challenge, early literacy programs.
San Mateo County Libraries Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning includes supporting Makerspaces, adult education (literacy, community learning), adult programs(author talks, community conversatons) and more.
San Mateo County Libraries Community Engagement
Community engagement includes outreach and mobile services like our bookmobile, outreach events and upcoming makermobile (2021) and playmobile (2022)
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
International Public Library 2019
External reviews
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Foundation is creating a legacy for the communities by enhancing the work of the libraries. The current focus of the Foundation is Youth and Family Services, Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Foundation is raising awareness of the libraries and fundraising on behalf of the library system. Raising Awareness will allow more and more of the community to come and find out what the libraries have to offer and understand that it is all free. Fundraising will be focused on the strategic initiatives of the libraries at any given time.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Foundation has a robust team of Board members and volunteers with a dedicated Executive Director that allows for the capacity to strive for these goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Foundation has been able to succeed in recruiting board members to start this endeavor. The Foundation has also secured two grants over $50,000 to support the work of the libraries. In the FY 19-20 fiscal year, the Foundation launched with a event to share with the public that the Foundation is now the fundraising arm of the San Mateo County Libraries.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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FOUNDATION FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES
Board of directorsas of 08/21/2023
Caiti Busch
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.